Where does “Espagne” come from?

Espagne (French) comes from Norman Espangne, from Old French Espaigne, from Old English Ispania, from Late Latin Spania, from Latin Hispānia, from Punic אי שפן — coast of hyraxes.

Ancestry of “Espagne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1NormanEspangne
2Old FrenchEspaigneIberia, the Iberian Peninsula; modern day Spain and Portugal
3Old EnglishIspaniathe Iberian Peninsula
4Late LatinSpania
5LatinHispānia
6Punicאי שפןcoast of hyraxes

Words derived from “Espagne

Every word from Punic אי שפןEvery word from Latin HispāniaEvery word from Late Latin Spania